Wilson also led all scorers with 16 points, bringing her four-game totals to 60 points, 40 steals and 15 assists to begin the 2011-2012 season.

OV led 14-9 at the end of the first quarter and by sixteen, 34-18, at the half. An additional seven points in the third quarter and nine through the game’s final eight minutes help secure the team’s second win of the season.

“One quote from John Wooden really pertains well to our team – ‘Slow and steady gets us ready,’” first-year head OV varsity coach Todd York said. “I can see little improvements each game. If we just keep moving forward with steady improvement, I really think we’re going to be a pretty good basketball team by mid-January.”

First-year head varsity coach Matt Langdon addresses his Lady Clover squad during a timeout midway through the first half of Monday night’s game against visiting Owen Valley. (Staff Photo by Travis Curry) For Cloverdale’s first-year head coach, Owen Valley proved to be another quality, early season opponent.

“Give credit to Owen Valley and coach York, they have been a good program for some time now,” CHS head coach Matt Langdon said. “I was very proud of our girls’ effort on the defensive end. The game came down to turnovers. We were unable to take care of the ball. We can take many positives out of this game, though, and we know what we have to fix.”

Cloverdale’s Paige Gruener takes the ball to the basket against defensive pressure from OV’s Kelsea Hamm. (Staff Photo by Travis Curry) “Cloverdale is much improved,” coach York added. “It’s been a steady building process for them, but they have some veteran players who play hard and are eager to win.”

Richardson added five rebounds, one assist and two steals; Williams three rebounds, three assists and one steal; Corder three rebounds, one block and two steals; Eldridge three rebounds; Hamm five rebounds, three assists and one steal; Wilson three assists and one block; Herrington one rebound; Jones three rebounds and one steal; and Dayhuff, one rebound.

OV’s Sarah Jones (right) and Cloverdale’s Katie Walters battle for rebounding position. (Staff Photo by Travis Curry) OV (2-2) will be back in action tonight, Wednesday, inside Patriot Hall against the visiting 0-2 Mitchell Lady Blue Jackets, victims of a 79-30 setback on the road Saturday at Bedford North Lawrence (1-0). Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

“We’ve enjoyed great fan support here early in the season,” coach York said. “Several people made the trip to West Terre Haute to watch us play last weekend, and we had good support Monday at Cloverdale. It means a lot to the girls to look up into the stands and see a crowd cheering them on.”

Cloverdale (1-2) will take part in the annual Putnam County Tournament on Friday, November 18, against the host South Putnam Lady Eagles (1-1). Game time is set for 8:00 p.m.